-LRB- CNN -RRB- -- Samuel Eto'o has rejected claims his move to Anzhi Makhachkala is all about money and claims he wants to transform the Russian club into a `` big '' team .

The former Barcelona striker signed with Anzhi , who hail from the war-torn Dagestan region of Russia , on Wednesday from Italian outfit Inter Milan .

The four-time African Footballer of the Year will be paid around $ 14 million a season for the length of his three-year deal with Anzhi said to have paid a reported fee of $ 30 million to seal the capture .

Eto'o jetted into Russia on Wednesday and joined up with his new team-mates in Moscow on Thursday as they prepare for the weekend match with Rostov .

Anzhi train in Moscow and fly to home games from the Russian capital -- a journey of some 1,250 miles .

At a press conference Eto'o , who has won the European Champions League three times , told reporters he was excited by his new challenge .

`` I 'm impatient to play the first home game , but most important to take this project from the base and make it big , '' he said .

`` I never say how many goals I 'm going to score , my intention is to be happy and make sure that people around me are too . I think that when we are happy we can bring better results .

`` I 'm happy that they have trusted me , with this project , I believe I can return to him -LRB- the Anzhi president -RRB- inside the field and outside as well , helping the club with good results . ''

In local paper Sovietsky Sport daily the Cameroon striker insisted his move was not purely about finance .

`` The project is very interesting , money is not so important for me , that 's just part of football , '' Eto'o was quoted as saying .

`` It was always important for me to be happy -- and now I am happy . I came to Anzhi because it is a new project and they are starting from scratch . I am interested . I have won everything I possibly could have in Europe . ''

In a statement on Inter 's official web site Eto'o thanked the club and its president , Massimo Moratti , for a `` fantastic '' two years in Italy .

`` I will never forget the affection of the Inter fans who made me feel like one of them and who always supported and helped me . ''

Meanwhile , English club Tottenham Hotspur confirmed Thursday they have signed Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor on a season-long loan .

The Togo striker spent part of last season at Real Madrid , where he scored eight times in 22 games .

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Samuel Eto'o says he wants to transform Russian side Anzhi into a big club

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Cameroon striker has joined the club from Inter Milan on three-year deal

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Eto'o says his move is not about money despite his $ 14 million a year salary

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Emmanuel Adebayor joins Tottenham on loan from Manchester City